More than half of North East communities have highest levels of youth need, new analysis finds
More than half of all neighbourhoods in the North East have inadequate youth provision to meet the high levels of…
Spud news for Darlington community café team thanks to Banks Group grant funding
Baked potatoes are back on the menu at an award-winning Darlington community café thanks to a four-figure grant from regional…
Newcastle College provides career stepping stone through Open Doors programme
Newcastle College has helped over 1,300 people in Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside to transform their lives and overcome personal…
Students gain invaluable work experience with EY Newcastle, helping to drive apprentice recruitment
Students from Northumbria University Business Clinic have gained invaluable work experience with a leading global professional services firm, helping them…
MP Officially Opens 186 Property Solutions’s Refurbished HQ
Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has officially opened the newly refurbished headquarters of 186 Property Solutions, marking another milestone in the…
Young West Rainton musicians to get new school practice room
Talented young musicians from a County Durham primary school are set to get even more chances to practice and play…
Darlington beekeepers powering up to welcome more local school visits
Dozens of children from schools across Darlington will bee finding out more about one of the world’s most important creatures…
Tudhoe children’s club looking forward with new backing from the Banks Group
After-school activity sessions for young people in a County Durham village are set to continue thanks to new funding from…
New community allotments blooming at Beamish
New community allotments blooming at Beamish Community allotments for health and wellbeing and education programmes have been opened at Beamish,…
Young brass musicians coming together for EverReady Band’s new Youth Futures project
Young brass musicians coming together for EverReady Band’s new Youth Futures project One of the North East’s best-known brass bands…
West Rainton young people out in the open air on Durham Area Youth residential trips
Young people in a County Durham village are gaining new skills and confidence thanks to a local charity and backing…
Rising star qualifies through innovative apprenticeship scheme
Lauryn Hellewell, from Darlington and part of the first cohort to study at Northumbria University through the North East Solicitor…
National recognition for Banks Homes’ West Rainton community work
Housebuilder Banks Homes has won national recognition for the community work carried out by its team around its Cathedral Meadows…
Budding innovators race wind-powered cars, extract DNA and build bridges during inspiring North East STEM Foundation event
More than 430 pupils from 11 Tees Valley primary schools got hands-on with the exciting world of science, technology, engineering…
Forest Hall Kids ‘Baking And Shaking’ On New Healthy Eating Course
Children at a North Tyneside primary school are ‘baking and shaking’ this summer as they develop new cooking skills and…